Blood on the Clocktower Review - with Jason Levine

[@oil3]

NoRollsBarred has an EXCELLENT series of live and online plays. If anyone’s on the fence about the game check out one of those; I can’t recommend them enough.

[@trevorsmith8014]

I purchased the game immediately after the first NRB episode of blood on the clocktower. The moderator Ben Burns is masterful.

[@Thebrodyman]

@@trevorsmith8014 I was the exact opposite. I watched it and immediately thought that it's a fun one to watch, but without someone super knowledgeable like Ben to guide the game, I would worry it would flop.

[@GrandElemental]

@@Thebrodyman Also, it costs ridiculously much, 150€ where I live! You can get a plastic mountain board game with that price.

[@KMReviews]

I have a game group that consistently plays this with 7-12 people. We LOVE this game! Every player has something special about them. Even if you die you still get a vote. A zillion roles with multiple scenarios. Sooo much replayability. BUT you really need someone who knows how to run the game. Someone who knows what rolls work well together. How to make interesting decisions etc.

[@steven9766]

The king returns Great review, hope to see more Jason in the future

[@un1qu3identif1er]

What a lovely review. Great to see the enthusiasm. Thanks for all the work!

[@KabukiKid]

Happy to see Jason doing videos again! ^_^ btw... In this particular video, I kept hearing some sort of background interference that was coming through the mic... maybe from a cell phone or some other wireless device that was nearby? Jason's watch?

[@appleseiter15]

Recommend everyone goes to watch Blood on the Clocktower series by No Rolls Barred. Without hyperbole, it’s my favorite thing on KZbin. The cast is amazing and it’s soooo fun to watch!

[@adelfaidah3224]

Great Review! had tons of fun with the game as well as playing with jason. Need to play some more

[@warblefly81]

Yes you do!!

[@jettryker]

Jason, are you going to be at Dice Tower West? I'd love to play this!

[@LambertBehnke]

Great review, I would love to see the Dice Tower play / run this. All the best.

[@gregbauer6638]

I'm not a huge fan of social deduction games, and after a couple of plays I decided this isn't a game for me. That said, if you like social deduction and want those moments where puzzle pieces fall into place, Blood on the Clocktower is a game to check out. The game is very well done, and fans of the genre love it.

[@NormalTheBand]

Jason! I remember some of those Everything Is Awesome reviews used to be rough. This review was PHENOMENAL!!! Great to see you on the channel!

[@revimfadli4666]

I really like how it gives everyone a role, splitting the overpoweredness of the Seer across the good side, so you're not stuck with the high skill floor boring role most of the time like Werewolf. However, the player aids could use some iconography or brief mnemonic, since most player powers follow a pattern

[@charlietwoteas3676]

Good to see Jason again. Played a print n play version of this with a big group a few months ago. Was very wary as I'd not really played social deduction before and I'm autistic so was a tad worried about the social aspect. Was a great time and a fantastic experience. Jason was right to point out the amazing puzzle aspect. Definitely not one for every group or every situation but with a bunch of folk who are up for a big social game it is really quite something.

[@lucduchien]

Thank you for those reviews Jason. We all want to see more of you. I too love this game.

[@CharlieWellsPlus]

Nice to see you stop by for a review Jason!

[@dandehaan]

Thanks for the review! Was someone playing Asteroids in the background?

[@lincolnr615]

I am extremely lucky. I have a board game group that consists of roughly 30 people. I introduced BotC to the group and they have totally fell in love with it. We easily have 11-13 players for virtually every games and we play multiple games every week. Our last session was 17 players! I can’t say enough great things about this game

[@Shuckleking87]

Great to see you Jason, great review!!

[@adamgough9333]

Excellent, comprehensive review. 👍

[@ConeDefense]

Seems like every game gets big team reviews... except for a big team game. Really was hoping to hear what more of the team thought on this one...

[@simonadams]

yeah, I love Jason, but he has clearly drunk the coolaid. in fairness, SUSD got enough flack from the community regarding the game's issues to balance out basically every positive review of this game ever

[@ConeDefense]

I have no problem with his score. My wife and I don’t like social deduction, but fell in love with this one at Origins, so we’re probably similar scores. I’m just disappointed we got ONE viewpoint on a game with this much buzz. I want to hear the spectrum of thoughts or universality of their opinions.

[@Tolinar]

Your recording Hz has a mismatch somewhere, resulting in audio crackle. - Probably Not The Bad Guy

[@justinkitton5492]

A REVIEW BY JASON LEVINE THE GAMING MACHINE?!?!?!?! YEEEESSSSSS

[@taylorbrewing]

Awesome review. And I’m not biased because I’m addicted to this game xD

[@Mechsican]

I never comment on KZbin but for Mr. DT I will! Your friends on the unofficial

[@SanjuroSan]

Great review Jason, hope to see more of you!

[@simonadams]

Still looking great Jason, keeping the weight off is the hardest part!

[@TerrierHalo]

I came back to this review because it is showing up in stores over here, and it's not much cheaper than Frosthaven and I can't figure out what in this game costs so much money, is there something special with the components?

[@tabletalkreviews]

Made a DIY copy with some felt and a pizza box to run games of this for friends last Halloween. I prefer being in on the action, but it was still quite fun.

[@notsaved]

Jason: this game might be in my top 10 also Jason: 9

[@joegraham2262]

I was never a fan of werewolf because of the guessing. This game has some guessing but you have a lot more info.

[@flawed1]

My man Jason gets his name on the title card even if he’s in the studio because he’s the goat 😁 Nice to see you

[@Immafuggin182]

Shut Up and Sit Down introduced me to the game with their review and then No Rolls Barred got me to purchase the physical games. NRB’s playthrough are absolutely brilliant and I highly recommend people watching those before buying the game. I love the physical game, such beautiful pieces and books and the game itself is wildly fun!

[@darbyl3872]

$145 is a STEAL. I made my own copy from the PNP resources, and I've spent roughly that amount on wooden tokens, felt (actually fleece), printing, laminating some of the prints, driving back and forth, etc. (Part of that was a metal music stand, $40.) I've spent 20 plus hours, and have only completed the first script tokens (Trouble Brewing). Also, the almanacs online are outdated. (I assume you get those with the game.) If you add shipping, this is still well worth the price. Update: I ordered it from a game store for even less! This game is so good, if you like solving puzzles and socializing / bluffing. I didn't care too much for social deduction before. Now that you can use logic (with a little bit of randomness), and everyone has a role to play, even after death, I'm all in.

[@warblefly81]

Everything is awesome! but for real this game really is awesome! Wonderful review Jason. - Scott

[@dilatedbeholder3865]

I brought out Blood on the Clocktower at a local gaming group, only for the person running the group to express his dislike of the game, describing it as "unsocial" and "intrusive". I have never quit a gaming group so fast in all my life.

[@Bodyknock]

I've heard some complaints about Blood on the Clocktower (mainly its price or its game length or learning curve) but "unsocial" is kind of nonsensical. It's literally a social deduction game, the whole game is all the players talking to each other.

[@dr.masquesretroelixir5360]

@@Bodyknock This looked interesting, but I agree on price. I feel $200 for a social deduction game is out of my range.

[@SamJohnson2]

I find that most complaints about the length come from online plays, especially from Storytellers are overly lax with how much time they give players time to talk and nominate. It will vary by script and a player count, but this game runs no longer than a typical Werewolf game. When running the game at conventions, TPI has 60 minutes to gather up to 9 players, teach the rules, run the game, do a post-game recap of what went down, then clean up and prepare for the next group of players. 60 to 75 minutes is roughly the average playtime across all scripts and player counts, with 30 minutes to 120 minutes being the fringes for most games that make it to a "final" day.

[@swordofrahl]

Some just don't like social deduction games and they make some players uncomfortable. Though this person may have just been a jerk about it.

[@warblefly81]

Game is $145 before shipping just to be clear. In today’s market for epic games, that is right where it should be. And you are getting an A+ game and A+ components! Or just play online for free or minimal amount of $.

[@DragonCharlz]

This guy's voice is familiar. Its almost like we've played tons of Clocktower games together over the past few years.

[@jean-baptistegrosselin7310]

Happy to know you enjoy it Jason ! This is straight up my favourite board game ever.

[@yugiwinninglex]

I love this game. Been playing recently evry Sat. Its so fun. U wld love it if u love social deduction game. Great review!

[@JorWat25]

Get with the times, Shut Up and Sit Down reviewed this years ago! What's that? It only just came out? That doesn't make sense...

[@ConeDefense]

If you look at the BOTC KS you'll see they just started mass fulfillment in June 2022

[@kyleweeks2941]

Hey I get that reference! Original backer here due to SU&SD and that original review....

[@dilatedbeholder3865]

Longest Kickstarter ever!

[@tacotruck4176]

Best social deduction game to date. Also welcome back king

[@LouisTheOne]

the game that made me drop avalon and secret hitler. A big like

[@yusenhe9325]

Looks interesting enough. but the components and game play style is not convincing enough for such a steep price point.

[@gamera2351]

Is this game even out yet? Where can I get it?

[@PowrThru]

I'm not on the dice tower much anymore but I was just wondering last week where Jason has been.

[@shawns3911]

Bad audio during final thoughts…scratchy background noise

[@jisangputy]

Hoping dice tower will do the review for “Feed the Kraken” soon

[@stbenc]

The new improved online tool has a patreon and it is fantastic. Jason! Would love to play a game with you sometime. So glad you enjoy this one, my favorite game of all time, love being the Storyteller.

[@jayclassic6974]

Sigma Man Jason

[@JhoffDJ.]

I backed this and sold without even trying it. The simplicity of werewolf is unmatched. It may be good - But this is a lifestyle game that would never work with my friends and family.

[@antonieschwartz]

This is going to be a Resistance/Werewolf killer? Not at $100+ it's not (unless everyone starts playing online). Nonetheless, great review, Jason!

[@jasonjett2127]

JASON!!!

[@DoppelgangerF02]

JASONNNNNNN

[@bezimeni2000]

Paying 200 dollars for game you can print and play is stupid

[@BrandonGraham]

The game sure is expensive, but did you just round $145 up to $200?

[@SamJohnson2]

Unless of course you want a physically superior product, or otherwise just don't want a DIY project. The production copy is certainly better than even the official prototypes, let alone print and play copies.

[@JohnDoe-jr4pt]

Claiming that a game costs $200 when it does not cost $200 is stupid.

[@Typhoid-K]

If you're in europe and order on their website, it's 174 euro + 17 for shipping, so I wouldn't say 200 is a far stretch. Also I would assume in CAD it's 200ish.

[@kumanight]

@@JohnDoe-jr4pt With shipping it's $200 CAD